ansys.dpf.core.field._LocalField
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.. py:class:: ansys.dpf.core.field._LocalField(field)

   Bases: :py:obj:`ansys.dpf.core.field_base._LocalFieldBase`, :py:obj:`Field`


   Caches the internal data of a field so that it can be modified locally.

   A single update request is to the server when the local field is deleted.

   :param field: Field to copy
   :type field: Field

   .. rubric:: Examples

   >>> from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
   >>> import numpy as np
   >>> num_entities = 3
   >>> field_to_local = dpf.fields_factory.create_3d_vector_field(num_entities, location=dpf.locations.elemental_nodal)
   >>> with field_to_local.as_local_field() as f:
   ...     for i in range(1,num_entities+1):
   ...         f.append(np.array([[0.1*i,0.2*i, 0.3*i],[0.1*i,0.2*i, 0.3*i]]),i)
   ...         f.get_entity_data(i-1),[[0.1*i,0.2*i, 0.3*i],[0.1*i,0.2*i, 0.3*i]]
   (DPFArray([[0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
             [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]]), [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3], [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]])
   (DPFArray([[0.2, 0.4, 0.6],
             [0.2, 0.4, 0.6]]), [[0.2, 0.4, 0.6], [0.2, 0.4, 0.6]])
   (DPFArray([[0.3, 0.6, 0.9],
             [0.3, 0.6, 0.9]]), [[0.30000000000000004, 0.6000000000000001, 0.8999999999999999], [0.30000000000000004, 0.6000000000000001, 0.8999999999999999]])


   .. py:attribute:: _is_property_field
      :value: False